KILL THIS LOVE | JENLISA

Chapter 87

Jennie

'Shut up', I barked at my brain, deciding to return to my research, looking up actual cases of Dissociative Identity Disorder. I read dozens of testimonies, interviews, until one in particular caught my eye.

A forty three year old woman who had witnessed her father getting shot in a home invasion when she was seven, had one alternate personality that formed when she was a senior in high school - A seven year old kid named Tyler.

She talked about how while she didn't initially know about her alternate persona for almost ten years, the persona was always aware of her real self. Its primary objective was to protect the host by staying hidden when required.

The lady had even recorded a video of herself switching into Tyler while driving, when a police officer pulled her over. While she was still Tyler, that persona pretended to be her real self while presenting the cop with her driving license and insurance papers.

I scrunched my brows in perplexity. Why would Liam follow such a drastically different pattern in the murders, something that would set Liam's identity aside from Lisa very clearly? I had only just begun to type the phrase 'dissociative identity disorder in psychopaths', when I felt a figure approach my table.

"Can I get you a refill?" The waitress spoke in a husky voice, boredom dripping from her tone. In my periphery vision,I could see a flash of her flaming red hair, dark lipstick to go along with the under tones of the colour.

"Yeah, um could I get some cold brew please?" I said softly, all while my eyes remained glued to the screen.

"I wasn't talking about the coffee silly."

My right foot, which was anxiously tapping against the floor out of habit, ceased the motion immediately.

That voice...